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North Dakota State University alumni and friends establish fund in honor of President Dean L. Bresciani
The President Dean L. Bresciani Endowed Chair in Leadership

In recognition of President Dean L. Bresciani's 12 years of leadership at North Dakota State University, alumni and friends have made gifts totaling more than $3 million to establish a first of its kind endowed chair in leadership. The President Dean L. Bresciani Endowed Chair in Leadership will honor and support outstanding campus leaders who are advancing ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø's mission.

Dr. Bresciani was named ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø's 14th president in 2010. His leadership duties during a 35-year career have been broad, covering academic, administrative, and political aspects of public higher education. In addition to his service as ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø's president, he has held numerous national leadership positions, including the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities and the NCAA. He concludes his ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø presidency on May 16, 2022.

The President Bresciani Leadership Chair will be an appointment made by a selection committee that will include ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø's president, provost, faculty and staff senate leaders, student government leaders, and Foundation leadership. The appointed position will rotate every three years. Faculty and staff members, program or center directors, department heads, coaches, and others with a track record of leadership success will be eligible to hold the chair.

The ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø Foundation is still accepting gifts to . At the time of the announcement, more than $3 million had been gifted to the fund.

Agribusiness Award
Submit your nomination today!

The Harvest Bowl Agribusiness Award is an annual award that recognizes an individual who has distinguished himself or herself in the field of agriculture and business in the state of North Dakota and beyond. Nominations may be completed through the Harvest Bowl event webpage and are due by June 15, 2022. Harvest Bowl is a proud annual ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø tradition celebrating ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø students, alumni, and friends as they help advance agriculture in the state, region, and beyond.

Join the Herd at Target Field
ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø night scheduled for June 9

Cheer on the Minnesota Twins with fellow ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø alumni and friends as they face the Yankees during ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø Night at Target Field, presented by Alerus. Score an exclusive co-branded ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø/Twins cap with your ticket purchase through the .

Meet Us in Bismarck
Join fellow ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø alumni and friends at Site360 on June 1

Help welcome ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø's 15th president, Dr. David Cook, and learn how philanthropy is helping students from the Bismarck-Mandan area access an ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø education. Gather from 5-7:30 p.m. at Site360 (the rooftop at First Western Bank & Trust) in Bismarck, North Dakota, on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. This event is free but you must register by May 23, 2022, through the ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø Foundation event page.

Philanthropy in action
The ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø experiment

When it came time for Brianna Maddock '22, a biotechnology major with minors in microbiology and chemistry, to choose a college to attend, she had every reason to pick ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø. Her parents, Robert '95, '98 and Tamra '99, are ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø grads, and both her dad and aunt, Kasey Maddock Carlin '99, teach in ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø's animal sciences department, but Brianna had reservations. ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø and the city of Fargo were almost too familiar, too comfortable. She felt she should go further outside of her comfort zone as she pursued a degree — until ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø's research opportunities and scholarship support changed her mind.

"It was really easy for me be like, 'Oh, it's just ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø,' but when I really started to look into some of the programs and research opportunities for undergraduates, that's when I got excited; that's when I was like, 'OK, I can come to ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø, I can get an awesome experience here, and with scholarships, I can do it debt-free,'" Brianna said. "That made me recognize that ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø was home — not because Fargo was home — but because of those opportunities."

Brianna's research experiences helped open doors beyond ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø. Learn how she became involved with Aldevron, the Fargo-based biotechnology company founded by ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø graduates Michael Chambers '97 and John Ballantyne '97, and how that experience led to the start of her career in the spring issue of the ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø Foundation Magazine.

2022 Spring Commencement

ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø will celebrate Spring Commencement on Saturday, May 14, 2022, at the Fargodome. Commencement is a symbol of individual student success, family and community pride, and faculty and staff support. Learn more about the ceremonies and read stories from spring graduates about their memorable moments on the . Congratulations to all the graduates, and welcome to the ÁùºÏ²ÊͶעÍø Alumni Family!